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10-03-2005, 12:45 PM
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| EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4305500.stm Austria seems to have given in and agreed a text allowing discussions to begin with Turkey on potential full membership of the EU. It is expected that talks will last some time and still be politically difficult. (See graph in article showing percentage of public per country approving.) | |
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10-03-2005, 12:48 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks HAVE YOUR SAY Why is letting a Muslim nation, such as Turkey into the EU such a big deal? Megan DePerro, USA How stupid some people really are... |
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10-03-2005, 12:59 PM
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10-03-2005, 1:21 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Quote:
It will be interesting to see if Ankara finally gives in a bit and recognizes Cyprus. And from what I read in The Economist, Fogey, the process is expected to last for around a decade. | |
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10-03-2005, 1:22 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Quote:
What do you mean? | |
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10-03-2005, 1:25 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks She seems to think the only issue is that Turkey is Muslim. This shows an ignorant understanding of international politics. I'm ignorant, but I know it's a much deeper issue than just religion. |
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10-03-2005, 1:26 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Gotcha.  |
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10-03-2005, 1:27 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks I found it very interesting Austria was the last holdout. A look in the history books will show you... |
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10-03-2005, 2:19 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks What? That they haven't exactly been upstanding boyscouts in the European community? Or are you getting at something else? |
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10-03-2005, 3:12 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks EU...............isn't that what Hitler was trying to accomplish? |
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10-03-2005, 3:33 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks  So to speak, I guess. |
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10-03-2005, 3:51 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Quote:
http://workmall.com/wfb2001/turkey/turkey_history_external_threats_and_internal_trans formations.html | |
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10-03-2005, 3:54 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Quote:
 I was rather surprised to see Hungary with the highest approval for the Turks joining the EU. Hungary was under attack for quite a while back in the 1600's from the Turks. | |
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10-03-2005, 4:02 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Everyone in that region was. AKA "(Ottoman) Empire building". Edit: That is pretty interesting the Hungarians were so "in favor" of. I wouldn't have guessed that...like I said, I'm ignorant.  Last edited by luvtolean : 10-03-2005 at 4:08 PM. |
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10-03-2005, 5:17 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Scoggin.... 
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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10-04-2005, 4:30 AM
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10-04-2005, 7:43 AM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Austria is a beautiful country, but they still have a desire to remain "Austrian". Think of them as Swiss in their cultural separateness, but not having recognised what they did in the second world war, unlike the Germans. There's not a lot of racial diversity in the Tyrol. |
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10-04-2005, 12:48 PM
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| Re: EU agrees text to begin Turkish membership talks Quote:
But that's the problem. They simply don't care. | |
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10-04-2005, 9:17 PM
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